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SynthesisFrontiers in neurology2024

Therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture point stimulation for stomach cancer pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Xuancheng Zhou, Jieying Zhang, Lai Jiang, Shengke Zhang, Yuheng Gu, Jingyi Tang, Tong Pu, Xiaomin Quan, Hao Chi, Shangke Huang

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Synthesis in Frontiers in neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Xuancheng ZhouClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Jieying ZhangFirst Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China.
Lai JiangClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Shengke ZhangClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Yuheng GuClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Jingyi TangClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Tong PuCollege of Acupuncture and Tuina and Rehabilitation, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China.
Xiaomin QuanBeijing University of Chinese Medicine Second Affiliated Dong Fang Hospital, Beijing, China.
Hao ChiClinical Medical College, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.
Shangke Huang *Department of Oncology, The Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: In recent years, traditional Chinese medicine has received widespread attention in the field of cancer pain treatment. This meta-analysis is the first to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture point stimulation in the treatment of stomach cancer pain. Methods: For this systematic review and meta-analysis, we searched PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Embase, WANFANG, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Chinese Journal of Science and Technology (VIP) databases as well as forward and backward citations to studies published between database creation to July 27, 2023. All randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on acupuncture point stimulation for the treatment of patients with stomach cancer pain were included without language restrictions. We assessed all outcome indicators of the included trials. The evidence from the randomized controlled trials was synthesized as the standardized mean difference (SMD) of symptom change. The quality of the evidence was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. This study is registered on PROSPERO under the number CRD42023457341. Results: Eleven RCTs were included. The study included 768 patients, split into 2 groups: acupuncture point stimulation treatment group ( Systematic Review Registration: https://clinicaltrials.gov/, identifier CRD42023457341.

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acupuncture point stimulationmeta-analysisstomach cancer paintherapeutic efficacytraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID38638316
PMCPMC11024429

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